The Prodigal Son’s Happy Life - Chapter 32

[Chapter 32 Bet]

Zhao Yan glanced at the man provocatively and walked straight towards the crowd.

At the front of the crowd is Chunfeng Tower.

There are nearly a hundred red lanterns hanging downstairs in Chunfeng. There are white strips of cloth hanging from the bottom of the lanterns with riddles written on them.

Zhao Yan got closer and saw a poem written on the first piece of cloth: Sunset in the forest.

Several scholars in Confucian robes were arguing around the red lantern.

“What kind of riddle is this? There is no hint or whether the answer is a word or an object. How

can anyone guess it?” “I think Chunfeng Tower is deliberately making things difficult for people. There is no way anyone can get these ten taels of silver!”

“Thankfully, we really thought that Chunfeng Tower was so generous, but it turned out to be so disgusting!”

The man saw Zhao Yan walking towards the red lantern, with a very disdainful expression on his face, and sneered, and said: “So many scholars don’t have It’s ridiculous that a woman wants to guess a lantern riddle that can be solved.”

“I think she can guess it.”

A voice came from behind the man.

With a slightly angry look on his face, he turned back to look at the person who spoke, only to see a handsome young man in brocade clothes.

After being startled for a moment, his face returned to calm, he cupped his hands and asked, “Why does this brother think so?”

Fang Xiu smiled and said only two words: “Guessed.”

“Guessed?” “

The man was disdainful, but it didn’t show on his face. He just nodded and looked in the direction of Zhao Yan.

Fang Xiu looked at him and said, “How about we make a bet?”

“No bet.”

The man glanced at Fang Xiu and said simply.

What he thought was very simple:

a powerless commoner making a bet with a young man who seemed to be a son of a noble family.

Regardless of whether he wins or loses in the end, he will definitely be the one who suffers.

That’s why he refused so decisively.

However, from the beginning, Fang Xiu never thought that he would refuse.

Because in his eyes, no one can resist the temptation of silver. At least most people can’t resist

“If I lose, I will give you one hundred taels of silver. If you lose, just shout here, ‘I am not as good as me. “Woman, how about it?”

Sure enough, after hearing Fang Xiu’s bet, the man’s brows raised, as if he was a little moved.

One hundred taels of silver was indeed not a small sum of money to him.

His wife worked in a cloth shop and could only earn at most ten taels of silver a year.

However, he also knew in his heart…

Since this young master can say such things, he must be confident.

But

even if he loses, it’s just a shout out.

In the crowded Lantern Festival Lantern Festival, it doesn’t attract many people’s attention.

If you win, you will get one hundred taels of silver!

The man’s heart was at war with heaven and man for a long time. He gritted his teeth, looked at Fang Xiu, and asked: “Brother, when you say one hundred taels of silver, do you really mean it?”

Fang Xiu knew what he was thinking. He was just worried that he would default on his debt, so he stretched out his hand. , shouted: “Xiao Chun!”

Bai Xiaochun understood immediately and hurriedly handed over a wad of banknotes.

Fang Xiu took one out and handed it to the man: “This is a hundred taels of silver note. I’ll leave it with you first.”

The man hesitated for a while and said, “No need, I can trust you.”

One hundred taels of silver .

The ticket is with him, and it may take ten years of not eating or drinking to save it.

But for the young master in front of me, it might just be one less visit to a brothel.

The man understood this very well, so he was not worried that he would deceive him for a hundred taels of silver.

Fang Xiu nodded and said, “In that case, let’s start from the first word puzzle.”

“Okay.”

The man took a deep breath and turned his gaze to Zhao Yan, clenching his fists and feeling extremely nervous.

You must not be able to guess…

Most of the people surrounding the lantern are a group of scholars.

Zhao Yan was dressed in a woman’s attire, which made her look a bit eye-catching. Many people focused their attention on her and started talking in low voices.

“Does this girl also want to solve lantern riddles?”

“She should just join in the fun. For this first riddle alone, a scholar pondered for half an hour and still couldn’t solve it, let alone a woman.”

“I think Not necessarily, guessing lantern riddles is not just making a fuss, and you don’t need to read many books.”

Zhao Yan heard the discussion in her ears, a smile appeared on her face, and she waved to the boy next to the lantern.

After he came over, he smiled and said: “In the middle of the forest at sunset, the lantern riddle here is the word “东”.”

Seeing that she really wanted to guess the lantern riddle, the crowd around them was stunned at first, and then immediately started to uproar.

“What the hell? Even if you are blind, you have to hide your face.”

“Yes, what does Sunset, Banlin and Dong have to do with each other!”

“Why is a woman joining in the fun? Get out of the way and don’t block the way.”

A person watching the fun nearby The people were quite polite, but the scholars beside the lanterns were different.

They all read poetry and books, racked their brains and thought for a long time, but they still couldn’t guess it right.

If you, a woman, guessed it, wouldn’t it be a slap in their face?

“The girl guessed right. The answer to this lantern riddle is exactly the word ‘东’.”

The boy was stunned for a moment after hearing this, and then his face showed surprise. With an expression on his face, he immediately bowed and said.

“What? I guessed it right!”

“Why is it ‘East’?”

“I know! The sunset is half forest and half forest is wood, and a sun is in the wood. Isn’t it the word ‘East’?”

In fact, the answer to this lantern riddle is It’s not too difficult, but there are no hints and the range of guesses is too wide.

It could be a word or an object. Without a sudden flash of inspiration, it would be difficult to think of the correct answer.

So when Zhao Yan told the answer to the riddle, someone quickly figured out that the answer to the riddle was completely different from what they imagined. As long as they changed their thinking, they could easily guess it.

You don’t need to read poetry and books, you don’t need to be rich, you don’t even need to read the Four Books and Five Classics, you just need to know some commonly used words.

Seeing the girl, who was no more than 28 years old, taking the heavy silver ingot from the boy’s hand, many people immediately beat their chests and stamped their feet.

I sighed in my heart that this girl was so lucky, but also regretted why I didn’t think of this part just now.

As for the man who just mocked Zhao Yan, he looked at this scene with some dumbfounded eyes.

It’s unimaginable that she actually guessed it!

I heard voices coming from my ears that were sighing, depressed, or indignant.

Zhao Yan was in a good mood, and she didn’t forget to look back at the man who had mocked her before, with a triumphant expression on her face.

(End of chapter)